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Tag: Long March

  • Mass arrests likely in the days leading upto the Long March

    Reports are emerging across a few networks that there are likely to be mass arrests across the country leading up to the Long March slated to arrive in Islamabad on March 16th. Indications arise from the latest decision by Mr. Asif Zardari to setup mobile courts on Sunday by promulgating an ordinance to amend the…

  • Sharif brothers declared ineligible for Elections

    The Supreme Court after prolonged hearing of Sharif brothers’ electoral eligibility case, finally declared today that the two brothers Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif are ineligible for contesting elections which were held in February 2008. This decision will actually throw into confusion Shahbaz Sharif’s position as the Chief Minister of Punjab and consequentially create a…

  • The Lament of the Blind and the Deaf

    Guest post by Temporal from Baithak Blog The usually well informed and articulate Anjum Niaz in this column is way off base The one cardinal mistake she, and most of us make, is putting all our eggs in one basket. The controversial Chaudhry Iftikhar is not a panacea for all that ails us Pakistan does…

  • Restoration of an Independent Judiciary: Truth, Myths and Realities

    The Peoples Resistence invites you to a seminar on Movement for Restoration of an Independent Judiciary: Truth, Myths and Realities COME LISTEN TO SOME OF THE LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT AS THEY TRACK THE HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT AND DISCUSS TRUTHS, MYTHS and REALITIES. Date: Monday, 23rd February, 2009 Time: 6:30 PM…

  • Pakistan; The Ongoing “Soft Revolution” towards a “Welfare State” – Part I

    Guest Post by Silence A welfare state is a government that provides for the welfare, or the well-being, of its citizens completely. Such a government is involved in citizens’ lives at every level. It provides for physical, material, and social needs rather than the people providing for their own. The purpose of the welfare state…

  • Long March and… a new generation learns to Mobilize

    Burhan and Riaz Ahmed International Socailists of Pakistan History made an entire cross section of civil society of Pakistan learned and transformed from its own struggle against rules from above. Long march ended today at 6 am with thousands of agitators sending a strong message to those in corridor of power that they know how…

  • Guantanamo Bay Prison in the Long March to Islamabad

    A special truck customized to represent the illegal prison run by the US Army at Guantanamo Bay is seen to be en route to Islamabad along with the Long March. Some student volunteers were rallied across various student networks to join on the float as mock prisoners. Catch the Live updates of the Long March…

  • Citizen Journalists cover the Long March

    I mentioned a few posts earlier that an initiative has been launched to help cover the Long March procession through its journey from Karachi to Islamabad. The first day I personally reported on the details of the journey from Karachi to Hyderabad and then Sukkur, it was later followed up by frequent SMS and Phone…

  • Citizen Reporters needed for Online Coverage of the Long March

    ACTION ALERT FOR LONG MARCH Pakistanis through out the country have today embarked upon a historical Long March for the restoration of the Judiciary. There are hundreds and thousands of people who will participate in the procession witnessing history in the making, taking pictures and capturing priceless videos from their cell phones as the rally…

  • Long March updates

    10:00am Left.high court in a large procession of 100 cars few trucks and a large number of bikes 10:45 we have reached Quaid Mazar 11:00 a few speeches I hope they leave quickly 11:15 reaching jail chowrangi 11:30 crossed civic center 12:40 leaving sohrab goth welcome camp massive rally we hope to make a difference…

  • Long March starting from High Court Karachi

    The Long March procession is about to depart from the High Court Karachi